2022 Program
The FUTURE Ignited Webinar will begin at 10:00 am PST on Saturday, October 8, 2022.
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Campuswide Program
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Welcome to Caltech
Thomas Rosenbaum, President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics
Overview of Research at Caltech
David Chan
Introduction to Future Ignited
Bil Clemons, Professor of Biochemistry
Meeting ID: 811 8111 5875
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Moderator: Tashiana Bryant-Myrick, Director, Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity
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11:30 am – 11:45 pm Break
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Funding for Graduate School
with David Chan, Professor of Biology; Dean of Graduate Studies
Meeting ID: 811 8111 5875
Securing Strong Letters of Recommendation
with Candace Rypisi, Assistant Vice Provost and Director, Student-Faculty Programs
Meeting ID: 811 8111 5875
12:30 – 1:15 pm
Writing a Compelling Personal Statement (for seniors)
with Erin Burkett, Lecturer in Engineering; Graduate Writing Instructor, Hixon Writing Center
Meeting ID: 811 8111 5875
Undergraduate Research Opportunities (for sophomores and juniors)
with Maria Manzanares, Associate Director, Student-Faculty Programs
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1:15 – 1:30 pm Break
EAS Division Program
1:30 – 1:40 pm
Introduction to EAS by Harry Atwater, Otis Booth Leadership Chair; Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Meeting ID: 881 6121 4451
1:40 – 2:40 pm
- "Research and Education in Applied Physics and Material Science" - Harry Atwater, Otis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science; Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science
- "Mechanical and Civil Engineering" - Tim Colonius, Frank and Ora Lee Marble Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- "Communication for computation" - Victoria Kostina, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
- "Skin-interfaced wearable biosensors" - Wei Gao, Assistant Professor of Medical Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute; Ronald and JoAnne Willens Scholar
- "ML + Control in Robotics and Autonomy" - Soon-Jo Chung, Bren Professor of Aerospace and Control and Dynamical Systems
- "AI + Science: Heralding Scientific Breakthroughs through AI" Animashree (Anima) Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Meeting ID: 881 6121 4451
2:40 - 3:30 pm
Panelists:
- Prachi Thureja, Applied Physics
- Gilbert Bahati, Mechanical Engineering
- Sergio Esteban, Mechanical Engineering
- Franz R. O'Meally, Mechanical Engineering
- Isabella Yang, Medical Engineering
Meeting ID: 881 6121 4451
Campuswide Program
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Please join Discord
4:30 pm
Assessment and Swag
Meeting ID: 811 8111 5875